2025 Transact Distinction Awards
Transact Announces 2024 Transact Distinction Award Winners
March 6, 2024
This year's winners recognized for excellence in Campus Technology and Innovation
Read MoreAbout the Transact Distinction Awards
The Marketing and Outreach award honors a school who has creatively and effectively promoted their technological advances on campus. The winner has used a variety of marketing efforts to enhance the visibility and value of campus credentials, flexible payment solutions, or other technology initiatives.
New Client of Distinction award honors those schools new to the Transact family who have transformed their campus and student experiences through the deployment of innovative Transact products or services.
The Innovation award recognizes a school that actively promotes the widespread adoption of innovative technologies with the potential to provide superior student experiences, frictionless administrative workflows, or greater institutional intelligence.
The Student Experience award honors those schools whose technological innovations have markedly improved the total student experience. This includes addressing new and changing dynamics in fields such as student recruitment, engagement, and retention.
Congratulations to our 2024 winners!
Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University, amidst significant growth, selected Transact to help enhance their student experience. The tight timeline for Cloud POS installation was met with exceptional teamwork, completing all requirements in just 9 weeks. Their dedication ensured a swift and efficient onsite installation.
Watch NowEastern Arizona College
Eastern Arizona University aimed to modernize and enhance the student experience by consolidating administrative processes. Choosing Transact for best-in-class solutions, including IDX, Payments, Cloud POS, OPS, and Mobile Credential, they transitioned from homegrown systems to go live with IDX and CPOS, advancing their campus experience.
Watch NowLiberty University
Isaac Brenny and LU Video Production exceeded expectations with an extraordinary Mobile Flames Pass video. Their scriptwriting, creative song crafting, special effects, and imaginative cinematography showcased remarkable talent and passion, effectively promoting Mobile Credential with a message of excitement to LU Students. View the video here.
Watch NowNortheast Mississippi Community College
NEMCC sought a unified partner for multiple campus solutions from Transact, including Cloud POS, Door Access, ID Production, and our next generation platform IDX - the first in Mississippi. Throughout the project, their team was flexible, patient, and fully engaged. Solving for multiple use cases across campus, they now have a solution that will grow with them for years to come.
Watch NowPennsylvania State University
Penn State's phenomenal launch of mobile credential, spanning 24 campuses and 88,000 students, was a monumental undertaking, including replacing 2,000 readers and modifying several applications. They achieved a record-setting 81% adoption by September 2023, and have revolutionized the student experience, enhancing security, satisfaction, and streamlining orientation and cashier processes.
Watch NowTexas Tech University
TTU excels in Mobile Ordering marketing, showcasing creativity with stickers, giveaways, and promos. Their dedication is evident in their impressive results, achieved only through collaboration of their full team.
Watch NowUniversity of California San Diego
UC San Diego, an innovation leader in higher education, partnered with Transact Mobile Ordering to introduce Amazon Just Walk Out at Sixth Market, enhancing student shopping with seamless checkout. The location surpassed all others, exemplifying UC San Diego's commitment to campus technology and frictionless experiences.
Watch NowUniversity of California San Diego
UC San Diego launched several Transact modules, notably ePayment, supported by an extensive social media campaign on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube. Tutorial videos garnered 15,000+ views, showcasing UCSD's commitment to a smooth transition and increasing usage of features like Authorized Payers and Payment Plans.
Watch NowUniversity of Florida
University of Florida set a commendable launch example, brilliantly marketing their new Mobile Credential (MC) to over 30K students last fall. At the kickoff event, students eagerly shared their excitement about the MC and how it would transform their student experience and life on campus.
Watch NowUniversity of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh, a collaborative innovator with Transact, was the first to implement Amazon Just Walk Out and Ondo temperature-controlled lockers with Mobile Ordering. A dedicated partner, PITT consistently challenges Transact for new innovative solutions, enhancing the student experience.
Watch NowUniversity of the Pacific
Matt Camino, saw great success going cashless by leveraging our Virtual Terminal during Pacific’s Homecoming event. With 124 transactions totaling $6086, the Virtual Terminal surpassed previous records, providing an easy and seamless experience for attendees, including ApplePay acceptance.
Watch NowUtah State University
Utah State (USU) leveraged Mobile Ordering to revolutionize their event organization, offering a seamless platform for student groups. USU saw remarkable results in both a paperless Bingo event and a fundraising event. Results included zero printed tickets, streamlined check-ins, $100,000 revenue, improved sustainability and efficiency, and enhanced customer satisfaction.
Watch NowVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Tech, committed to exceptional student experience, expanded Transact Payments modules, upgrading the interface codebase and enhancing SSO options. Despite additional work, their dynamic team, with strong leadership, ensured consistent wording, user-friendly design, and trustworthy data accuracy, achieving excellent enhancements on time.
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